Help Me Please!!!!
- Thread starter Sevag
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First thing, edit the link out....
Take the link out. Scan your computer, restart it, restore it.
Don't change your passwords from your current computer. I'm baffled why people would suggest that.
Firstly, did that message come up when you visited the website? Or did a Java pop-up box come up asking you to either run or cancel (like the first time you ran RuneScape)?
If you clicked run then I think you may have been infected with a RAT or a keylogger. Java drive-by's are becoming more commonly used my skiddies buying them off programmers, basically if you click "run" on the java client then I'm afraid you're infected. I'm afraid there's no real way for us to detect the complexity of the virus you've been infected with, because so many more programmers are creating generators and selling them on black-hat forums. Hopefully it's detected and removed by your anti-virus, though.
If your anti-virus hasn't removed it, disconnect yourself from the internet, back-up your important files only, and reformat. It may seem like a strong method, but it's the only way to 100% make sure that it's gone. Plus you'll probably notice a great performance increase after you reformat, it's always worth it afterwards. I generally reformat every 8 - 12 months, but that's only because I'm a heavy PC user and pretty sloppy at organising my files.
Feel free to contact me if you need any assistance, I'd be willing to donate you a Windows key (they're legit, I have a ton lying around from when I used to fix PCs) if you can't find yours. It should be either under your laptop, or on the side of your desktop tower.
Firstly, did that message come up when you visited the website? Or did a Java pop-up box come up asking you to either run or cancel (like the first time you ran RuneScape)?
If you clicked run then I think you may have been infected with a RAT or a keylogger. Java drive-by's are becoming more commonly used my skiddies buying them off programmers, basically if you click "run" on the java client then I'm afraid you're infected. I'm afraid there's no real way for us to detect the complexity of the virus you've been infected with, because so many more programmers are creating generators and selling them on black-hat forums. Hopefully it's detected and removed by your anti-virus, though.
If your anti-virus hasn't removed it, disconnect yourself from the internet, back-up your important files only, and reformat. It may seem like a strong method, but it's the only way to 100% make sure that it's gone. Plus you'll probably notice a great performance increase after you reformat, it's always worth it afterwards. I generally reformat every 8 - 12 months, but that's only because I'm a heavy PC user and pretty sloppy at organising my files.
Feel free to contact me if you need any assistance, I'd be willing to donate you a Windows key (they're legit, I have a ton lying around from when I used to fix PCs) if you can't find yours. It should be either under your laptop, or on the side of your desktop tower.
I changed my passwords from my phone, I'm not that dumb.
Unfortunately, I cannot access my bank, paypal, or yahoo from my phone to change my passwords for those. I DID NOT click 'run' on the site. I opened it, closed it right away. I'm running scans as we speak.
It is a possibility you are still infected. If you have the time/resources I would completely reformat my computer if i was in your shoes. What program did you scan it with? If you don't have a good anti-virus software I recommend downloading MalwareBites
Let's clear it up, I DID NOT click 'run' on the fake java drive by.
Scanned with AVG Free, scanned with Spybot S&D, ran CCleaner (hoping it would help), and Maleware Bites.
Restored to earlier date
I'm about to safe mode scan in a sec.
Scanned with AVG Free, scanned with Spybot S&D, ran CCleaner (hoping it would help), and Maleware Bites.
Restored to earlier date
I'm about to safe mode scan in a sec.
You're fine then. I doubt anything was put onto the computer by the link if you didn't click run/anything was downloaded.
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If it gave you an option to run it and you didn't I doubt you are infected.
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